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Toy Gipsy Kettles. No. 234,873. Patented Nov. 30,1880.

WITNE SES: INVENTORI NPEI'ERS. PHOTO-LITMOGRAPHER, WASHINGYON 0 C NITEESTATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN G. JOHNSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

TOY GlPSY-KETTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters fatent No. 234,873, dated November30, 1880.

Application filed August 18, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. J OHNSON, ofthe city and county of Providence, and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Toy Gipsy-Kettles and I herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in toy camp or gipsykettles, such as are used for ornaments and are supported on a tripod.

The object of this invention is to construct these gipsy-kettles so thatthe same can be packed into asmall space.

The invention consists in providing three sleeves, secured together, andthree rods with shoulders or collars, so that they can be inserted intothe sleeves to support the kettle, and can be readily removed so as tobepacked into a box smaller than would be required for the same size asheretofore constructed.

Figure l is a perspective view, showing the tripod supporting thekettle. Fig. 2 is a view of the three sleeves secured together with thechain on which the kettle is supported. Fig. 3 is a view of the threerods provided with collars, which, when inserted into the sleeves, formthe tripod.

In the drawings, (t represents a gipsy or camp kettle. b is the chain bywhich the kettle is suspended. c c c are three sleeves or tubes, securedtogether so as to point to three different points of a circle. dd darethree rods or sticks, each provided with a shoulder or a collar, 0, onwhich the sleeves c c 0 rest when the rods are inserted into thesleeves, as is shown in Fig. 1.

Toy gipsy-kettles are largely used as ornaments. The kettles are made ofvarious materials, and are used to hold flowers and other articles. Theyare also used with glass kettles for gold-fish or other ornamental fish,and form a regular article of manufacture and sale.

When the tripod is permanently secured together it requires a large boxto contain the same. It is difficult to secure the kettle, when made offragile material, within the tripod, and the kettle is liable to breakin shipping or handling. The tripod is also liable to break, and therods are easily bent out of shape. To remedy these defects and produce amore salable, more durable, and more convenient article, I secure thethree sleeves or tubes 0 o c firmly together, provide the rods each witha collar or shoulder, so that the rods, sleeves,

and kettle can be packed securely in a box much smaller than the boxesformerly used, and can be set up by inserting. the rods into the sleevesor tubes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. As animproved article of manufacture, a toygipsy-kettle consisting of the kettle, three tubes or sleeves, fromwhich the chain is suspended, and three rods provided with shouldersconstructed to enter the sleeves, as described.

2. In atripod constructed to support a kettle, the combination, with thesleeves 0 c 0, secured together, of the rods or legs (1 d d, constructedto enter the sleeves and support the kettle, as described.

BENJAMIN e. JoHNsoN.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH A. MILLER, JOSEPH A. MILLER, Jr.

